Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-13

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Opinion tirst-class paper.
CHURCH NOTICE.-Services in the court
house next Sabbath. conducted by Rev.
J. w Van Eman, at IL 4. m. Subject
Following Christ" 7:20 ~ m: Build
ing on the Rock Mr. Van Eman is to
fill the appointments of the Methodist
minister during his absence.
Recently a convention of 81 counties
in Texas decided that $4,000 people in
that district were in need of food, cloth
ing and fuel Kansas sympathiZes with
Texas and should help her neighbOr.
Hoxie will boom next spring. The
Missouri Pacific has made propositions
for bonds. If Sheridan county votes
them the road will be extended from
Stockton at an early date, and completed
by December 81, 1887. Then it will be
sure to come to Colby. 100000 is the
amount of bonds asked by the railroad.
For SALE.-One second hand Chal-
lenge windmill. with tower. pump. pipes.
and complete outfit, as good as new. In
quire of w, NJ KENLY. Colby, or ut the
sw. or, of section IA. owns. rang: 81.
37tf
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done first door south of the City Bakery.
4l-4 Mrs. JOHN SHINING.
Life will acquire new Zest. and cheer
fulness return. if you will impel your
liver and kidneys to the performance of
their functions DR.. j. II. Mclean $
Liver and Kidney Balm will stimulate
them to healthy action. $l.00 per bottle.
NOTICE.-The holders of orders Nos
9, 10. II. ~, II, 10. 20. %. 81 and 30, are
hereby notified that there is money in
the treasury to meet said orders. and that
they will cease to bear interest on and
after February LIST, 1887.
SCHOOL BOARD.
District No. 4, Thomas county. Kans.
The prOtracted meetings of the Christ
ian church ended Sunday evening. Elder
Stewards pressing engagements in other
parts of the county called him away and
Allen Hickey, the evangelist, failed to
come.
CORRECTION-Onlya slight mistake
1t is the Presbyterian society that is or
ganized IN Colby. and they. not the Con-
gregationalists, have secured lots and eX
pect to build church next season.
The board of church erection, whose
headquarters are in New York City, will
give One-third of the cost of the building
The u P. railroad have just filed thir-
teen charters with the secretary of state
leading all over Kansas. All lines will
branch from the K p. railroad. The di-
rectOrs of all the companies are: A. l..
Williams, H. p. Dillon, Geo. w. Veale.
X. w. jenkins. Henry Sting. Lestor S.
Wilson. G. A. A. DeaneO, of Lincoln Cen
ter; Jacob Smith and G.. X. Collier.
The B. & NJ. surveyors having surveyed
all the country around WanO, and driven
the ground full of stakes, have started
back down the river to Benkelman. They
have taken great deal of pains in max
ing their survey. and there is great prob
ability that work will begin sOOn.-Wano
Plain Dealer.
The graders are making the grade for
the ''Y' at the junction of the main line
and the Oakley, Colby & Western rail
road There is about inches of frozen
ground, the blowing of which makes
pretty rugged work for six pairs of heavy
mules. Track laying will commence
about the 18th. inst, if the weather will
admit The bridges and culverts are the
cause of the delay so far.-[Oakley Times.
TIE eleventh annual meeting of the
Kansas state historical society will be
| held in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives, at Topeka on Tuesday even
ing. January 18th. 1887, for the election
of One-third the members of the board of
directors, and the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
meeting.
/ Ameeting of the board of directors will
| be held at three o'clock p. m. of same
day. in the rooms of the society. All
members are requested to be present.
Fifty extra Cars sold last week at
| Colby. as we note from our CAT exchange
published there. We are glad to note
that Cats are appreciated in Colby. At
Leadville the altitude is too great for
them to thrive, but in Colby they are ev-
identity largely on the increase. May
/ they continue to multiply over there to
the full satisfaction of Porter & Co..
(Hoa:e Sentinel.
Rev. Armstrong. the leading minister
in the northeastern part of the county.
brought in sword last Saturday. TWAS
found near his home in Wendell town
ship, in 6-31. 1t has the following in
scription thereon: u. s. 1885, g. H." 1t
bore marks of being a generals sword,
| and the very best steel and quality.
Bones and remains were found near it,
both Of the horse and rider. Probably
| the rider got lost or killed in an Indian
raid at an early day.
The young people of Colby met at the
school house last Monday evening for
the purpose of organizing literary soci-
| ety. The following officers were elected:
W. P. Sullivan. president: Jean Jardine.
vice president; Hattie Dedrick, secretary;
Charles Dedrick, secretary; and Newton
Williams. critic. It was decided that the
society shall be open to none but mem
bers only at certain times when IN enter
tainment shall be given. the proceeds to
go towards purchasing library for tho
school. The society viii meet on Friday
evening of each week.
HATTIE DEDRIcK, Secretary.